This is it: On Sunday in South Africa the most anticipated season in modern motorcycle racing will begin with an inseparable line-up of superstar riders and exotic machines battling to turn pre-season promise into world championship glory.
The 34th Propecia Rally New Zealand takes place this coming weekend - the fourth round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. NZ will also play host to the third round in the 2004 FIA Production Car WRC.
The forthcoming inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix will be momentous as the first Formula One race in the Middle East, and it is also significant for Jordan Ford as the hosting Kingdom of Bahrain is a new partner of the team for 2004.
The 18th Corona Rally Mexico takes place this coming weekend - the third round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Mexico will also play host to the second round in the 2004 FIA Production Car WRC.
by Andy Stobart The time is almost upon us for the 2004 Formula One season to begin so Crash.net has a look at the first race of the season at Melbourne's Albert Park in Australia.
Hi folks... I'm back - welcome to my first column of 2004. That can mean only one thing - that the new season is nearly upon us, and I think it is going to be quite exceptional.
A new look Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series kicks off at Wakefield Park, Goulburn this weekend in what is expected to be an exciting clash of new talent against the more experienced of competitors.
The 53rd Uddeholm Swedish Rally takes place this weekend, the second round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Sweden will also play host to the first round in the 2004 FIA Production Car WRC.
The 2004 World Rally Championship commences next week with the Monte Carlo Rally [January 23-25] and a host of driver changes, the addition of two extra rounds, as well as unprecedented changes to the regulations.
The 59th Wales Rally of Great Britain takes place this weekend, the fourteenth and final round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. GB will also play host to the seventh and last round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
The 39th Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava/Rallye de Espana takes place this weekend, the thirteenth and penultimate round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Spain will also play host to the sixth round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
Just days after an emphatic victory on the Tour de Corse, the 555 Subaru World Rally Team is already making final preparations ahead of the next round of the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship, Spain's Rallye Catalunya, which begins on Friday, and team boss David Lapworth reckons they now know the
The 45th Tour de Corse takes place this weekend, the twelfth round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. France will also play host to the seventh and final round in the 2003 FIA Production Car WRC. Compared with other classic asphalt events this event has a different style.
Odd years have a habit of being kind to Citroen in Corsica. The DS 19 triumphed on the Mediterranean island in 1961 and 1963, while more recently Philippe Bugalski/Jean-Paul Chiaroni and Jesus Puras/Marc Marti secured an emphatic one-two for the Xsara Kit Car in 1999.
The 45th Rallye Sanremo takes place this weekend, the eleventh round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Italy will also play host to the fifth round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
With four events to go between now and the end of the 2003 FIA World Rally championship, four latest-specification Citroen Xsara WRCs have been entered for the 2003 Sanremo Rally.
The British Superbike Championship, powered by Halls, makes its final outing of the year this weekend [27-28 September] as it rolls into Donington Park, Derby, for the twelfth round of the UK's premiere motorcycle series.
The British Superbike Championship, powered by Halls, makes its final outing of the year this weekend [27-28 September] as it rolls into Donington Park, Derby, for the twelfth round of the UK's premiere motorcycle series.
The 16th Telstra Rally Australia takes place this weekend, the tenth round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Oz will also play host to the penultimate round in the 2003 FIA Production Car WRC.
As the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship heads into its final, three-race stretch run - beginning with Saturday's Molson Indy Montreal - rookie AJ Allmendinger holds a 20-point lead over Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, but the RuSPORT driver is well aware that the glory could still be snatched away
As the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship heads into its final, three-race stretch run - beginning with Saturday's Molson Indy Montreal - rookie AJ Allmendinger holds a 20-point lead over Scotland's Ryan Dalziel, but the RuSPORT driver is well aware that the glory could still be snatched away
After becoming the first driver to win three straight races - and five in a season - since 2001, and becoming the first rookie to win five races in a season since 1997 with a victory in last weekend's Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres, Toyota Atlantic points leader AJ Allmendinger is looking to become